"Ah! Leah!" is a song by American

United States

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 rock musician Donnie Iris

Donnie Iris

Donnie Iris is an American rock musician known for his work with The Jaggerz and Wild Cherry during the 1970s, and for his solo albums during the 1980s...

 from his 1980 album Back on the Streets. The song was released as a single in late-1980 and reached #29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 chart and #19 on the U.S. Billboard Top Tracks chart.

The title of the song has been referenced in the form of puns on a few of Iris' later albums - the 2009 live album

Live album

A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...

 Ah! Live!

Ah! Live!

Ah! Live! is a solo album and the second live album by American rock singer Donnie Iris, released in 2009 . Except for one studio recording, all of the songs were recorded at live concerts in Kittanning and Erie, Pennsylvania...

and the 2010 Christmas album

Christmas music

Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music normally performed or heard around the Christmas season, which tends to begin in the months leading up the actual holiday and end in the weeks shortly thereafter.-Early:...

 Ah! Leluiah!

Ah! Leluiah!

Ah! Leluiah! is the eleventh studio album and the first Christmas album by American rock singer Donnie Iris, released on November 18, 2010 . Overall, it is his sixteenth solo release...

.

In 2010, the song was covered by the Sin City Sinners

Sin City Sinners

Sin City Sinners is a group of prominent musicians who perform self-penned originals and rock and roll covers at key venues throughout Las Vegas, Nevada...

 for their debut album Exile on Fremont St.

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	29
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock Tracks Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue...	19

Album appearances

• Back on the Streets, 1980
• Out of the Blue
  Out of the Blue (Donnie Iris album)
  Out of the Blue is the sixth solo album by American rock singer Donnie Iris, released in 1992 .-Track listing:#"Ah! Leah!" – 3:44 #"Love Whispers" – 3:22...
  
  , 1992
• Live! At Nick's Fat City
  Live! At Nick's Fat City
  Live! At Nick's Fat City is the ninth solo album and first live album by American rock singer Donnie Iris, released in 1998...
  
  , 1998 (live)
• Together Alone
  Together Alone (Donnie Iris album)
  Together Alone is the tenth solo album by American rock singer Donnie Iris, released in 1999 .-Track listing:#"Amazing Grace" #"The Promise" #"Lay with Me" #"Together Alone"...
  
  , 1999 (acoustic)
• 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Donnie Iris, 2001
• 25 Years, 2004 (live)
• Ah! Live!
  Ah! Live!
  Ah! Live! is a solo album and the second live album by American rock singer Donnie Iris, released in 2009 . Except for one studio recording, all of the songs were recorded at live concerts in Kittanning and Erie, Pennsylvania...
  
  , 2009 (live)
• "Radio Daze: Pop Hits Of The 80's, Vol. 5, 1985